The GDPR deadline is only months away. But, the National Health Service has yet to publish its proposed new data protection guidance for the health sector. This is creating much uncertainty for health centres and GP practices up and down the country responsible for primary care. Over the past 2 years I’ve been privileged to […]

Organisations running an email marketing campaign will need to review their current practices in order to comply with the new General Data Protection Regulation (the ‘GDPR’). The regulation comes into force across all EU member states (including the UK) in May 2018. Think about it. We’ve all received unsolicited emails asking us to buy products […]

UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has launched a consultation on proposed guidance when processing children’s personal data under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). The consultation runs until 28th February 2018 Children today are truly digital natives. With that in mind, we all need to ensure that they have the tools to be contributing digital […]

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) provides the legal framework for publishing information held by publicly-owned bodies, such as central government, local councils and authorities. Everyone has the right to request information held by public sector organisations under the Act. With many public services now outsourced to the private sector, it is important that commercial organisations […]

Master data management is an essential element in IT governance and data assurance. Increasingly organisations now keep their master data online using databases and business platforms. E RADAR’s Will Roebuck looks at some of the management and operational challenges companies are facing when using master data across their electronic supply chains. Products for sale […]

Auto ID (auto identity) is the unique identity expressed in an automatically recognisable format. Examples of auto id technologies include the bar code and the radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. Auto ID forms the basis for encoding products as they flow through the supply (and demand) chain. Auto ID is a key feature in electronic […]

A numbering system needs to be put in place across the supply chain to identify participants and their locations, the items (products and services in their various forms), the processes (rules, treatments, recipes, etc) and the assets. This can be achieved via the smallest practical number of globally accepted systems of numbering, preferably employing unique […]

Transport For London (Tfl) has cancelled car service Uber’s operating licence in London amid concerns about a “lack of corporate responsibility” in the company. A catastrophic failure of Uber’s corporate governance? Or, a Tfl error of judgement? If the former, Uber needs to get its house in order. Driven by consumer choice and evidenced by a […]

E RADAR has launched a new project management platform to help organisations comply with the latest cyber laws and regulations. MyCyberRisk™ provides collaborative tools to identify regulators, build teams and set out objectives and tasks measured against key deliverables. One of the tables contained in the MyCyberRisk™ system is the Risk Register. A Risk Register, also […]